The eckstein Surname

eckstein Name Meaning and History

German: from Middle High German ecke ‘corner’ + stein ‘stone’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a stonemason or bricklayer, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a rocky outcrop.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Eckstein ‘cornerstone’ (see 1).

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The eckstein name in History

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Distribution of eckstein Families in the US in 1920

Number of eckstein families

67-132

23-66

1-22

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Thread	Author	Replies
J.C. Eckstein	Sheena Bynum	2
Eckstein	bmitchellcc	0
Edward Eckstein??	loserperson	3
Eckstein, Louis Herman b 1843	pamelatobias	0
Mable Eckstein	J Satter	2
Eckstein in Bohemia	gtesse	0
Erhardt George Eckstein	riderea	1
Eckstein	ddees59	1
ECKSTEIN	Brenda Halbrooks	1
Eckstein/Knapp	mimid189_1	1

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